Welcome to the board.
Well, the easy part is that you have a German Military P.08, G-date (1935) built late in the cycle as evidenced by the DE63 acceptance proofs. The S/42 is the manufacturing code for Mauser.
Equally, the gun seems to be properly marked with the full serial number and the last two digits of the serial number. Another key component is the magazine which you do not mention.
The full serial number is located on the front of the frame and will be the four digit number with a scriptic letter stamped underneath it.
There are several reference books that represent the bibles of learning on the Mauser era to which this gun belongs. As the information that I provided above only scratches the surface of what can be known about Lugers, I would urge you to acquire one or more of these reference books if you want to pursue research.
The new book: The Mauser Parabellum by Don Hallock and Joop van der Kant is the latest. There is Third Reich Lugers by Jan Still and of course Lugers at Random by Charles Kenyon.
These are just some of the hundreds of books in several languages written about Lugers.
But, finally and perhaps most important, you have discovered the greatest source of research. THIS BOARD whose members represent a tremendous wealth of knowledge. I urge you to browse the board, get familiar with it powerful search engine and have fun.
Hope this helps,
John
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